Shloka 456
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्कछित्त्वा शितै: शरै: । तब कुन्तीकुमारने मेघके समान गम्भीर घोष करनेवाले अपने दिव्य धनुषको हाथमें लेकर तीखे बाणोंद्वारा भीष्मके धनुषको काट गिराया
pātayāmāsa bhīṣmasya dhanuḥ kṛcchitvā śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tadā kuntīkumāro meghake samāna-gambhīra-ghoṣaṃ karṇevāle svam divya-dhanuḥ hastam ānīya tīkṣṇa-bāṇair bhīṣmasya dhanuḥ chittvā pātayāmāsa |
Sañjaya said: Then Kuntī’s son, taking in hand his divine bow that resounded with a deep roar like thunderclouds, struck with keen arrows and cut down Bhīṣma’s bow, causing it to fall. In the moral texture of the battle, the act shows disciplined martial skill directed toward disabling an opponent’s weapon rather than indulging in reckless slaughter—warfare carried out with focus, restraint, and purpose amid the demands of dharma on the battlefield.
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